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Regional Bee Ready Suffixes Flashcards

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-ate, -ic, -ous, -al, -an, -ar,-ive, -y

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extremely common adjective endings

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-aceous

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Language of Origin: Latin
Adjective Ending
Definition: used generally for scientific words (words relating to plants, animals, and substances)

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-itious

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Language of Origin: Latin
Adjective Ending
Definition: used for physical properties

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-cious

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Language of Origin: Latin
Adjective Ending
Definition: used for people-related words (e.g., vicious, audacious, ferocious, vivacious); -cious is not a stem and therefore cannot be asked about at a spelling bee

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-er

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Language of Origin: English
Definition: one who does - ending used for people (e.g. farmer, runner)

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-or

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Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: one who does - an ending used for people (e.g. dictator, regulator)

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-eur

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Language of Origin: French
Definition: one who does - ending used for people (e.g. chasseur, chanteur)

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-ar

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Language of Origin: Latin
Adjective Ending
Definition: belonging to/being/resembling (e.g. plantar, filar)

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-ure

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Language of Origin: French
Definition: process, action - this ending doesn’t have to do with people (e.g. furniture, procedure, composure)

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-osis

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Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: medical condition, state - ALWAYS pronounced OH-sis

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-ation

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Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: the act of doing

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-ition

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Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: the act of doing

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-ion

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Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: the act of doing

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-ian

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Definition: an ending for a thing or person from a place, used for both nouns and adjectives (e.g. Persian, Dalmatian, abcedarian)

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-ion

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Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: Dimunitive ending

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-al

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Language of Origin: English, from Latin
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: of, relating to, or characterized by (eal and ial are both versions of -al)

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-an

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Language of Origin: English, from Latin
Part of Speech: noun or adjective
Definition: 1. as noun: creates nouns of nationality or belonging(e.g., Alsatian, Bruneian, Belgian, Dalmation, European, Dalmatian, American)
2. as adjective: of or belonging to
-ean and -ian are versions of -an

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-ant, -ent, -ient

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Language of Origin: Latin
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: common adjective endings (present participle endings in Latin; all of thhese are equivalent ot the English ending -ing)

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-arium

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Language of Origin: Latin
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: a place ending (ex. aquarium, solarium)

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-eer

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Language of Origin: English
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: one who does something (ex. pioneer, patrioteer, stockateer, buccaneer)

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-eiro(m)
-eira(f)

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Language of Origin: Portuguese
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: one who does something

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-ellus(m)
-ellum(neu)
-ella(f)

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Language of Origin: Latin
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: dimunitive ending (“little one”)

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-ene

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Language of Origin: ISV
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: an unsaturated carbon compund (CHEMISTRY)

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-ero (m)
-era(f)

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Language of Origin: Spanish
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: 1 one who does something
2. a place where something is done or something is found

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-escent (adj.)
-esce (v)
-escence(n)

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Language of Origin: Latin
Part of Speech:
Definition: becoming(adj.), to become (v.), the state of becoming (n)

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-ese

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Language of Origin: Latin
Part of Speech: noun or adjective
Definition: 1. as adj: of, relating to, originating in (a certain country) (ex. Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese)
2. as noun: a person originating from a certain country, language, (ex. Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese)

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-esis

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Language of Origin: Greek
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: an action or a process, usually pronounced EE-sis

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-et

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Language of Origin: from English or French
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: dimunitive ending (masculine)
1. usually it’s from English if pronounced /et/ or “it” ( blanket, pocket, russet, basket)
2. usually, it’s directly from French if the t is silent & it’s pronounced with a long a sound

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-ette

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Language of Origin: French
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: dimunitive ending (feminine)

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-eur (m.)
-euse(f.)
/z/

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Language of Origin: French
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: one who does something

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-ia

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Language of Origin: New Latin, from Latin and Greek
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: 1. a condition, often a medical condition, (ex. tachycardia, arrhythmia)
2. an ending for a genus of plants or animals (ex. Plumeria, dieffenbachia, Gaillardia)
3. the plural of -ium

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-ier (m.)
-iere(f)

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Language of Origin: French
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: one who does something; -ier R is silent

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-illo (m.)
-illa(f.)

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Language of Origin: Spanish
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: dimunitive ending

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-illus (m.)
-illum (neu.)
-illa(f.)

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Language of Origin: Latin
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: diminutive ending

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-in

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Language of Origin: Latin
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: common ending for proteins, chemicals, enzymes, dyes, etc.

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-ino (m.)
-ina (f.)

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Language of Origin: Italian
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: diminutive ending

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-inus (m.)
-inum(neu.)
-ina(f.)

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Language of Origin: Latin
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: diminutive

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-ito (m.)
-ita(f.)

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Language of Origin: Spanish
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: diminutive ending

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-ity

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Language of Origin: Middle English, originally Latin
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: a quality, state, or degree, (an abstract noun ending) (ex. amity, comity, equality, ability, capability)

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-ium

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Language of Origin: New Latin
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: diminutive ending from Greek -ion

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-ol

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Language of Origin: ISV
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: 1. an alcohol
2. an oil

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